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. 2015 Dec 23;15:1287. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-2641-1

Table 4.

Multivariate associations of working hours and other work characteristics with poor self-rated health by men and women pooled over seven years (2005–2011) in the Korean Labour and Income Panel Study

Men Women
Model 1a Model 2b Model 3c Model 1 Model 2 Model 3
OR (95 % CI)d OR (95 % CI) OR (95 % CI) OR (95 % CI) OR (95 % CI) OR (95 % CI)
Working hours
20–35 h 2.16(1.54, 3.02) 1.11(0.80, 1.54) 1.06(0.76, 1.48) 2.15(1.44, 3.22) 0.97(0.65, 1.44) 0.96(0.65, 1.43)
36–40 h Referencee Reference Reference Reference Reference Reference
41–52 h 0.91(0.77, 1.07) 0.89(0.75, 1.07) 0.89(0.75, 1.07) 0.92(0.73, 1.16) 1.00(0.76, 1.30) 1.00(0.77, 1.31)
52–68 h 0.98(0.82, 1.18) 0.94(0.77, 1.16) 0.93(0.75, 1.14) 1.41(1.08, 1.84) 1.16(0.85, 1.60) 1.17(0.85, 1.60)
≥69 h 1.18(0.92, 1.50) 1.03(0.79, 1.33) 1.02(0.78, 1.31) 2.11(1.42, 3.12) 1.66(1.07, 2.57) 1.63(1.05, 2.53)
Working days
≤5 Reference Reference Reference Reference
>5 1.03(0.88, 1.21) 1.03(0.88, 1.20) 0.81(0.64, 1.04)
Job status
Regular Reference Reference Reference Reference
Temporary 0.91(0.65, 1.27) 0.89(0.63, 1.24) 1.37(0.98, 1.93) 1.35(0.96, 1.89)
Day labour 1.62(1.25, 2.11) 1.54(1.18, 2.00) 1.45(0.98, 2.15) 1.42(0.96, 2.10)
Work schedule
Day work Reference Reference Reference Reference
Shift/night work 1.04(0.85, 1.27) 1.05(0.86, 1.28) 1.64(1.12, 2.38) 1.64(1.13, 2.39)
Job satisfaction
Yes Reference Reference
No 1.34(1.11, 1.63) 1.43(0.98, 2.08)

aModel 1: unadjusted model

bModel 2: adjusted for age, income and education as well as covariates listed in Table 3

cModel 3: adjusted for smoking, alcohol consumption and job satisfaction additional covariates in Model 2

dAssociation was estimated using generalized estimation equation

eReference indicates a reference category